UC Davis Ecology And Evolution Seminar Series – Winter 2014
ECL 296 (CRN 60388) / PBG 292 (CRN 74731) Thursdays, 4:10-5:30PM; 100 Hunt Hall
| Date | Speaker |
|---|---|
| 1/9 | Carol Lee, University of Wisconsin,Madison “Rapid evolution during habitat transitions” Host: spcarroll@ucdavis.edu |
| 1/16 | Peter Adler, Utah State University “Is coexistence theory relevant to ecological forecasting?” Hosts: lhyang@ucdavis.edu, sschreiber@ucdavis.edu |
| 1/23 | Mercedes Pascual, University of Michigan “Climate forcing and the population dynamics of infectious diseases in changing human landscapes” Hosts: rcreiner@ucdavis.edu,amhastings@ucdavis.edu |
| 1/30 | Mike Alfaro, UCLA " Phyloinformatic insights into the diversification of ray finned fishes" Host: awhitehead@ucdavis.edu |
| 2/6 | Robert Raguso, Cornell University “Once more, with fragrance. The role(s) of floral scent in geographic mosaics of coevolution” Host: sanram@ucdavis.edu |
| 2/13 | Michael Nachman, UC/Berkeley “The genetic basis of speciation in house mice” Host: djbegun@ucdavis.edu |
| 2/20 | Howard Cornell, UC/Davis “What is a species pool and when is it important?” |
| 2/27 | Cheryl Hayashi, UC/Riverside “Spider silk: evolution of diverse, high-performance biological polymers” Host: jrwexler@ucdavis.edu |
| 3/6 | Steve Carpenter, University of Wisconsin,Madison “Trophic Cascades in Lakes” Host: amhastings@ucdavis.edu |
| 3/13 | Nick Barton, Institute of Science and Technology, Austria “Recombination and gene flow across a flower colour hybrid zone in Antirrhinum” Host: mturelli@ucdavis.edu |
Sponsored by: College of Biological Sciences, Department of Evolution and Ecology, Center for Population Biology, Graduate Group in Ecology, Department of Environmental Science & Policy, Department of Plant Sciences, Department of Wildlife, Fish & Conservation Biology, Department of Land, Air and Water Resources, Center for Theoretical Ecology, Kearney foundation of Soil Sciences, Biological Invasions & IGERT REACH and John Muir Institute for the Environment